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The irreconcilable problem is that when wages go up -- due to growth, inflation, etc. -- people internalise it, “Aren’t I brilliant? What a clever career move!”, but when they face the corresponding price increases, even if wages are rising faster, they externalise all the blame.
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Alastair Campbell did not appear to enjoy being called a war criminal to his face:
The truth hurts.
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SAIF boffins when Ultron-Gvir mows down thirty cities and sells Al Aqsa to Deloitte but it's all le hecking accelerationism
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The Rachel Reeves fightback begins.
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The Falkland Islanders have a right to develop their natural resources as they see fit.
Today we have announced new measures under Protection of Trading Interests legislation to ensure people and companies are shielded from Argentinian threats.
Attempts to intimidate those taking part in legitimate commercial activity are unacceptable.
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ALT Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said: "The UK's support for the Falkland Islands is steadfast. “Argentina's attempts to intimidate businesses and individuals engaged in legitimate commercial activity are unacceptable. Companies should be free to make lawful commercial decisions without the threat of political coercion. “We will always stand up for the Falkland Islanders, their right to determine their own future, and their right to pursue legitimate economic development."
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"Nick, 30" "Average Joe" "Median voter" "Suburban soccer mom" "Stevenage woman" "working people" "alarm clock Britain"
🚨 NEW: The Tories are now targeting the "Waitrose Woman" to win the next election
"She is aspirational, not necessarily a millionaire but above all wants a lower tax burden, wants to work hard, get on and pay less tax"
[@MillardClothier]
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I'm formally announcing that I will join the students' riots if they officially announce support for a drastic reduction of state pensions to fund their high schools
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UK Q2 GDP growth revised up to 0.5% by ONS.
So top growth in G7 in q1, second in q2 to Canada, overall fastest growth of g7 economies so far in 2026.
GDP per capita also revised up to 0.5% growth.
Definitely defying the suggestion that the Iran war would hit UK hardest.
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The best Labour leader speech since Blair. Reminded me of a Baptist sermon. Now the Right must face the question it long dreaded: “what do you do if the Left isn’t led by an idiot?” telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
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The Prime Minister has announced the @resfoundation smoothed earnings lock to replace the Triple Lock from 2030.
According to the @BritishProgress calculator, this raises £20bn each year by 2040.
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The PM is expected to signal an end to the triple lock today. But what are the options for reform, and how much money do they save?
@BritishProgress (namely, @matthewgstubbs) has made a tool to compare the different ideas on the table.
For instance, you can compare @timleunig's '5-year triple lock' with @resfoundation's 'smoothed triple lock' proposal (originally proposed by @TorstenBell and @lauracgardiner) to see that they each would save around £60bn by 2047, and deliver an annual state pension of around £27k (nominal).
As you can see, the amount of money that can be saved – particularly over a longer time-horizon, is enormous.
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The British press for the next few months:
🚨 BREAKING: Andy Burnham is set to signal the end of the state pension triple lock in his conference speech tomorrow
[@Telegraph]
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Just fell to my knees I cannot believe this is happening. If Andy pulls this off he will have the Mandate of Heaven in my heart.
🚨 BREAKING: Andy Burnham is set to signal the end of the state pension triple lock in his conference speech tomorrow
[@Telegraph]
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🚨 THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨
🚨 BREAKING: Andy Burnham is set to signal the end of the state pension triple lock in his conference speech tomorrow
[@Telegraph]
Replying to @st_noah_of_arc
All social democrats are fascists except for the social democrats that aren't social democrats but are left-wing populists, who are social democrats.
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: 'I want to say to the millions of people in this country and indeed elsewhere, who have been moved and outraged by the plight of the Palestinian people. We hear you. You were right'
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